Now, I know what you must be thinking--"Why would I need to frequent a news search engine headed by a Jack Russell Terrier? Sure, he's cute, but when he's forced to make a decision between posting a hot news story and chewing on a Milk Bone or chasing his squeaky toy, what will his priority be? Does he have a nose for news?"

Good questions all. Let me assure you that I have a very capable assistant who has more than two decades experience in newsgathering, and several years experience in administering news Web sites. He comes in rather handy, since I don't have any, and therefore, it's rather difficult for me to type HTML code or even hit the send key to retrieve background information on the Web. I'm much better at other kinds of retrieving.

You may also be asking, what's to keep this useful assistant loyal and focused on the task at hand? Well, let me just say that I don't think I need to tell you who wags the tail in this relationship. And I'll leave it at that.

Doggone it, I hope you'll visit us often for frequent updates!

Man dressed as Darth Vader spared jail for attack on founder of Jedi church

"We all love the films and what they stand for. Obviously some people are going to laugh about it"

A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday. via KOMOradio

Lesbian awarded $$ after being tossed from ladies room
A New York Greenwich Village restaurant has settled a lawsuit with a lesbian who was chased out of the women's bathroom and forced to leave by a bouncer because she looked masculine.

Man accused of handing pot to court security

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) -- A man was arrested after pulling marijuana from his pocket at a security check at a court.

Forgotten tot left behind at Vancouver airport

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- An immigrant family left a 23-month-old boy in the Vancouver airport and learned he was missing only when contacted during the next leg of the trip.

'Darth Vader' spared jail in Jedi church attacks

HOLYHEAD, Wales (AP) -- A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.

U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) -- A 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state.

Man jailed when daughter fails to get diploma

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter hit the books has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma.

Israel Unveils Part of Dead Sea Scrolls

Visitors to the Jerusalem conference had the privilege of being able to look at a segment of a unique ancient Dead Sea scroll of Psalms. via ClipSyndicate

JetBlue Sued for Downgrading Passenger from Coach to Toilet
Gokhan Mutlu of New York was told by the pilot of a JetBlue airliner to "hang out in the bathroom" about 90 minutes into a San Diego to New York flight. Why? Because the flight attendant complained that the "jump seat" she was assigned was uncomfortable, according to a lawsuit filed last Friday in Manhattan's state Supreme Court.